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Show But tt ls nesded to clinch the mat ter. No. there ls no drawing back now, Uara, or we shall ruin everything. ls sure to come back Fpa th 8:48. Re will reach the door at 10.by We must have everything ready for him. Now, just alt down at once, and ask Harold to come at 8 o'clock, and I shall do the same to Charles." The two Invitations were dispatched, received and accepted. Harold was already a confidant, and he understood that this was some further development f the plot. As to Charles, be was so accustomed to feminine eccea-trtclt3. in the person of hls that COfs'AN DOYLE the only thing which couldaunt, surprise hls room nd 8at down to him would be a rigid observance of etiquette. At 9 oclock they entered the the distant wails of'theh rPJ,rpd an'1 dining-ha- ll of No. 2. to find the master of the house absent, a ln hPr bouJolrSSa U.PStalr lamp, a snowy cloth, a pleasant little t0 blm wltb her ra Pr,te ana feast, and blue book. The have chosen,theastwo whom they would their companions. A y'es merrier party never met, and the house rang w(th their laughter and their chatfrontf heerdeSrtSt0nlS,ment UPn ter. hp crleJ you have "It ls three minutes to ten, cried torn your skirt! Clara suddenly, glancing at the clock. outVr 't71 borror he saw littleGood gracious! So It Is! Now for out tableau!" Ida pushed the chamthe f the cha,r where the pagne bottles obtrusively forward, In dress ouLm8 hi the direction of the ,have bepn- MIt ls torn and scattered "What bve you oyster shells over thedoor, cloth. done?" Have you your pipe, Charles?" youMkynnwRriPaPa" Blld 8he what d0 My pipe! Yes. the mysteries of ladles Then please smoke It. Now dont a dlvlded gklrt .. argue about It, but do it, for you will Saw i16 U rlun 6 and that was Indeed so ruin the effect otherwise. ' ttlat b8 daughter was The large man drew out a red case, clad in and extracted a great yellow meerschaum, out of which,' a moment later, ,OT '- - he was puffing thick wreaths of smoke. bZ-- L Harold had lit a cigar, and both th vl?,r fjther hook hls head sadly. girls had cigarettes. mother would not have That looks very nice and emanciliked It, dfr Clara, said he. pated, said Ida, glancing round. Now For a moment the conspiracy was on I shall He on this sofa. So! Now, PJ.nt ,0f cllaPlng. There was Charles, Just sit here and throw omethlng In the gentleness of hls re- - arm carelessly over the back of your th nd !n hi appeal to her mother, sofa. No, dont stop smoking. I Ilk which brought the tears to her eyes, It. Clara, dear, put your feet upon the and in another Instant she would have coalscuttle, and do try to look a Mttl been beside him with every- dissipated. I wish we could crown ourthing confessed, when the door flew selves with flowers. There are aomo open and her sister Ida came bounding lettuces on the sideboard. Ob, dear, room- - Sh wore a l?i!L short, grey hero he ls! I hear hla key. She belike that of Mrs. Westmacott, and gan to sing in her high, fresh voice a skirt, she held it up In each hand and danced little snatch from a French aong, with about among the furniture. swinging tra a chorus. 1 feel quite the The doctor had walked home from she Gaiety cried. "How delicious It mustgirl, be to be the station in a peaceable and relent the upon stage! You cant think how lng frame of mind, feeling that, g, nice this dress Is, papa. One feels so he had said too much in the mornfree In It, And Isnt Clara had for year ing, that hls charming? Go to your room this instant and been models lndaughters way, and that, if take It off! thundered the doctor. I there had been every any change of latd, It call It highly Improper, and no daugh- was, as they said themselves, on acter of mine shall wear it. count of their anxiety to follow hls ad' "Papa! Improper! Why, It ls the vice and to Imitate Mrs. Westmacott. exact model of Mrs. Westmacotts. He could see clearly enough now that 1 say it Is improper. And yours also, that advice was unwise, and that Clara!. Your conduct Is really outra- world peopled with Mrs. Westmacotts geous. You drive me out of the house. would not be a happy or a soothing I am going to my club In town. I have one. It was hs who was himself t no comfort or peace of mind fn my own blame, and hs was grieved by thw house. I will stand it no longer. I may thought that perhaps hls hot words had be late I shall go to the Brittroubled and saddened hls two gtrla. ish Medical meeting. But when I reThis fear, however, was soon dissiturn I shall hope to And that you have pated. As he entered hls ball he heard shaken clear of the the voice of Ida uplifted ln a rollicking yourself pernicious Influences which have re- ditty, and a very strong smell of tocently made such an alteration In your bacco was borne to hls nostrils. He conduct." He seized hls hat, slammed threw open the dining-roodoor, and the dining-roostood aghast at the scene which met door, and a few minute later they heard the crash of the hls eyes. The room was full of th Mu big front gate. "Victory, Clara, victory! cried Ida, wreatha of amok, and th lamp-ligstill pirouetting around the furniture. shone through the thin has upoa go)& Did you hear what he said? Pernicious topped bottles, plates, napkins, and a Influences! Dont you understand, litter of oyster shells and rigarrtt Clara? Why do you sit there so pale Ida, flushed and excited, was rcllalng at her eland glum? Why dont you get up and upon a settee, a wine-glabow, and a cigarette between her fla dance? Oh, I shall be eo glad when it is gers, while Charles Westmacott sat beover, Ida. I do hate to give him pain. side her, with hla arm thrown over the Surely be has learned now that It Is very head of the sofa, with the aurgetka ( unpleasant to spend's one's life with re- a caress. On the other side of th r, room, Clara waa lounging ln an formers. He has almost learned It, Clara. with Harold seated beside her, both Just one more little lesson. We must smoking, and both with beside them. The doctor stood speechnot risk all at this last moment." "What would you do, Ida? Oh, dont less In the doorway, staring at the Bac do anything too dreadful. I feel that chanallan scene. cried Ida. Come In, papa! Do! we have gone too far already." Won't you have a glass of chamOh, we can do It very nicely. You see we are both engaged and that makes pagne?" It very easy. Harold will do what you Fray excuse me, said her father, I feel that I am Intruding, as told coldly. have you ask him, especially him the reason why, and my Charles did not know that you were entertainwill do It without even wanting to know ing. Ferhaps you will kindly let me the reason. Now you know what Mrs. know when you have finished. You wtll He Ignored the Westmacott thinks about the reserve of find me ln my study. men two and, closcompletely, affectayoung Mere ladles. prudery, young hurt and the retired, of deeply door, of the the a dark relic ing age9 tion, and Zenana. Those were her words, were mortified, to hla room. A quarter of an hour afterward he heard the door slam they not? and hls two girls came to announe that "What then?" the guests were gone. "Well, now we must put It In practice. We are reducing all her other (TO SI COHTINVaO.) views to practice, and we must not shirk this one. A SQUIRREL IN A CAR. But what would you do? Oh. don't look so wicked. Ida! You look like some evil little fairy, with your golden hair How a Hostoa Girl Startled Sous and dancing, mlschevous eyes. I know rsopl Oat of Their Reserve- that you are going to propose someA girl got Into an open electrlo-ea- r thing dreadful!" other afternoon, stepped over the the toWe must give a little supper end man, past a fat woman with a night. bundle and squeezed down In th "fifth "We? A supper! and then th fun began, aaya th seat," give 'Why not? Young gentlemen Herald. Snuggled beneath her Boston ladles? suppers. Why not young was a little chipmunk, which th cape "But whom shall we Invite? rescued from Its wild had evidently girl course. of Why, Harold and Charles, trees and wayslda woodland life among Den-ve"And the Admiral and Mrs. Hay stonewalls, and waa intent on taming. A tiny chain had been fastened about "Oh, no. That would be very th pretty creature's neck, and th girl the with We must keep up held one end of tt, while the captive took times, Clara. - various runs on to her shoulder or over But what can we give them for aup- her lap to see what was happening la this strange, noisy world, so unllk th rolhad left. "Pa"Oh, something with a nice,tofast, It. Let peaceful country he flavor exclaimed the fat woman with licking, tience!" nd course-ame see! Champagne, of that?" and In the novels the big bundle, "what'sthe nd man oysters. Oysters will do. crushing along, edged on th all th naughty people take champagne won t need against the rati. The passengers any oysters. Besides, they pocket-moneof the girl stopped gazing Into th left as any cooking. How Is your gutter, nd also shrunk together Clara? Master Chipmunk brandished hls tall the friendly "I have three pounds. I have and peered at them from And I have one. Four poundi. costs. shoulder. "Is that a monkey or a rat?" no Idea how much champagne Inquired a woman of her neighbor, Have you? to!" with scorn, "Its a squirrel. OM "Not the slightest. gracious, It's goln to Jump over here!' ea man a doe "How many oysters Then the girl cuddled the little beast Y cant imagine, chin and fondled It, aa wicked under ask Char,,,' dumb animal when they se a will Ill writ and Jane. girls Ring for her, their caresses nettle sensitive lookers-ownn'L I'll ask Is a cook, and and the fat woman sniffed hard and Clar. 6he has been the end man stepped off on the running reVn'emt on the left UJane, the board, and the passengers contemplated the gutter, but no fused to commit herself beyond longer th statement that It drprHdfdtheupon signaled the conductor to stop, and tn oy upon n than three minutes after th girt gentleman, and also of the experience the chipmunk boarded that open and Jowem. testified that three dozen wa. car she had a cool breezy end seat. And It wasn't a gam of bluff, either. V-have eight dozej a,; tan .d Ida. together, Horns of Reindeers, of a la very common thing for a reinIt and ir I . n bread and vln-g.deer to have a horn broken off and It not is It ? i easily dune. Indeed, by the midsupper after la very winter nearly every reindeer has o very difficult to give dle of or both of Its horns or fragone to all ls H. Clara?" lost seems Ida. It ments only are left. "I don't like It.Indelicate. me to he ' very wi Inkles of age, remove! their hat and whispered to one another: "Poor Jim! Poor old Jim!" James Norfleet in New York Press. iWoRYfoft-- - Qy wM- WASTED A GOOD CIGAR. A Day Off. Who wouldnt take a day off, When the fleecy clouds In view y, Are trailing, sailing 'way off, Down a breezy sea of blue? Who wouldnt flay and stay off. Who wouldn't He and lay off, And get away away off. tn the dairies and the dew? Who wouldn.t fall to wishing, When they hear the trees Srjlin red-shad- h'on, - oro.c. Sreejj flSSOCIATICr!. ;jlfjlPONfiL PR&S3 CHAPTER X. or WOMKN Til JG KITTITRR. ROM nt TROr Wer: pe- h E 3 that day the Doctors peace was gone. Never was a quiet and orderly transhousehold formed so suddenly into a bear garden, or a happy man turned into such a misercompletely able one. He had never realised before how entirely ijughters had shielded him from of life. Now that they e friction :ot only ceased to protect him, but become a source or tkemJelves ,;e to him, he began to understand gmt the blessing was which he mjoyed, and to sigh for the happy before hls girls had come under nfluence of hls neighbor, Mrs. West u don't look happy," :t had remarked to him one morn-To- n are pale and a little off color, should come with me for a ten mile upon the tandem." tm troubled about my girls. They walking up and down In the gar Prom time to time there sounded the house behind them the long, vail of a French horn, She has iit Is Ida," said he. i to practicing on that dreadful wnent ln the Intervals of her chem-An- d Clara is quite as bad. I de It is getting quite unendurable." h. Doctor, Doctor! sherled, shaker forefinger, with a gleam of her teeth. You must live up to your iples you must give your daugh the same liberty as you advocate Ha tto, mar: Bos women. titer th-k)- i madam, certainly! But license." uag i for all, my friend." d ot apped him reprovingly on the arm rirg her sunshade. "When you were 'hiilip. ity your father did not, I presume, raj x rt to your learning chemistry or 8 ICS ing a musical Instrument Tou Id have cha: thought it tyranny if he iberty, ; approaches to he same law such a sudden change there la tit m both." ea I have noticed that they have very enthusiastic lately in the of liberty. Of all my disciples I t that they promise to be the most ed and consistent which Is the natural since their father is one jr most trusted champions. Doctor gave a twitch of Impa- I seem to have lost all author-- " he cried. o, no, my dear friend. They are Ue exuberant at having broken the imels of custom. That is all." ou cannot think what I have to up with, madam. . It has been Ireadful experience. Last night, F I had extinguished the candle In I placed my foot upon thing smooth and hard, which 'led from under me. Imagine my I lit the gas, and came upon a frown tortoise which Clara has ht lit to Introduce Into the house. J It a filthy custom to have such bed-roo- r- - t r-- Westmaoott dropped him a Thank you. sir," said "hat is a nice little aide hit at -- ato1 if Ell. poor bei- - I've you my word that I had for- nrabout her, cried the Doctor, real n ucb Pet may no doubt IU iendured, but two are more than I has a monkey which fhJfui curtain rod. It Is a most creature. It will remain ab- y motionless until it sees that ve forgotten Its presence, and ,uddenly bound from all round the walls, and 'winging down on the bell-ro- p Jumping on to the top of your head. 11 to1 egg poached aubed It all over the door handle, 1 these outrages amusing j , ? hear. Ida on the plct-Pictu- re K U will come right," said the reassuringly. o Clara la as bad, Clara who used ood and sweet, the 4 very tm-- I "r Por mother. She Insists mis preposterous scheme of being ?.d wl1 nothing but and hidden rocks, and L signals, and nonsense of the f1 L11,1 "hy PrfPterous?" asked hls nobler occupation of stimulating and sltJIng the mariner to lnt0 Port? I should think sdmlrably adapted for ,h b r a. is than ,hlt ,nU1 t0 dlfper frm you, you re Inconsistent. madsm, I do not see the rj,"'"1'',am 1,rht And 1 hould ,f you wou,d use your f In with my daughter to dissuade I- - wlah me nu to ba inconsistent, refuser that t I cannot Interfere." vrx angry. "Very "lit "In that case i. tin Ivlin 1 - ,,y ,hat I have the honor snr good morning. broad straw hat and i raVfl Pth, while widow if. LVh sfter him with twlnk-'lh' . surprised herself !,kd the Doctor better nuir. and aggressive h win unreasonable and Prtnclpia, Vt'i,ryrt" go' It -sto uim-nt could mend the mat rali.0!!, ikfif ceP K th O' And the whole world's gone And ls beckoning to you? re-t- hi J hot sod very angry, the Doctor aKrr lllO I - JkIbT piS"'"' kn-ell- ng la-l- per-hap- ht m m ht ss arm-eh&l- wine-glass- es Dtg-alfi- od r? "Poor old Jim!" after man in the ranks of th three cavalry companies at Fort Con-chused the words as he glanced toward a trooper sitting alone on the , gazing sunny side of the away over the undulating country toward the Pecos Hills. Private James Bllgh always called Jim except on had cerved Uncle the muster-roll- s Sam for forty long years. No other man could show such a record. IIe had enlisted at tho age of 22, and bis service had continued without a break. Forty years, most of that time spent ln the frontier forts, had brought stirring adventures and honorable scars to the cavalryman. He had little to say of himself, but the written records of hls reg ment bad done him full justice. But the day bad come at last when Private Poor old Jim! It. wag Bligb bad become an old man. He had not noticed it hls comrades had not seen the signs hls officers had not whispered it to each other. It was only when a new colonel came to the post and set about sprucing up the regiment that the word went round Jim was to be retired as too old for active service. In such cases the a monthly government provides stipend about enough to pay for ones bread and butter but It was felt by all the. men that it waa like turning a faithful old horse out to become the victim of wolves. There was an examining board, with a report from the regimental surgeon, and It was settled that Jim should be mustered out of service. "It may be that I have become an old man, he said to Sergt. Dalton, as the latter tried to cheer him up, but I hadnt realized it. No one has seen me shirk my duties on account of my years. I haven't attended sick rail In two years. When we were out after the Utes last fall didnt I take the hardships with the best of them? "Aye, comrade, you did. If you didn't know your age to a day I'd deny that you was over 4o," "It's no use, sergeant I'm 62 right enough, and it's time I was turned adrift. I did think to die ln the service, but they won't let me. The papers had gone to Washington for final action, and while IrUate Hllgh waited for bis discharge he was It thus came excused from duty. about that he rode over toward the Pecos IIUIs one day by himself ln senrch of mineral specimens for the regimental museum. There was peace ln the land peace to te broken by the lmdtans at a moment's notire and he went armed. An hour after hls departure the colonel's daughter, escorted by Graham, took the same route for a morning gallop. They roe straight away for ten miles, and they passed the soldier without seeing him, although be saw them as be prospected among the rocks. He bad secured half a dozen specimens when he gave up the work and sat down ln the sunshine with hls chin In hls hands to ponder. The bitterness couAl Man u mess-house- late-at-nlg- n, !" "SI;.? - war-path- Rowdy College Studente. Students at the University of Melbourne have always held tho record for rowdyism on the southern side of the equator, hut they surpassed all their previous performances at a late conferment of degrees. They took possession of the dais and reveled in a They fixed an alarm clock under the chancellor's chair and It went off ln the middle of the speech of the governor of the state. A young woman and a young man came up together to receive the degree of bach lor of science and were saluted with such embarrassing cries as "Produce tbo ring" and KIbs the bride, the wedding march being whistled In chorus as they retired. A young lady barrister was presented for the degree of LL. B. and had to listen to such compliments as "What a pretty ba maid!" and "Good old Flossie! cake-wal- American Aristocracy. It was a he unslung his carbine and loosened hls revolver ln Its holster. There came Into hls eyes the gleam of battle Into hls soul a thirst to do or die. There was a hot gallop for a mile, and then Private Jim found the officer and the girl crouched behind a mass of rock and a war party of fifty Utes preparing to rush them. Both horses had been shot down and the officer1 wounded In the first volley, and the trooper had only come up when the lieutenant was bit again and fell ln a heap. "Up with you, girl, shouted Private Jim as be bent toward the white faced girl who huddled agalns'. the rocks. "The lieutenant Is dead, and Its one chance In a thousand that we get out of this. Give me your hand. He lifted her up and swung her on to the saddle ln front of him, and the bullets were cutting the sir all about them as they dashed away. In two minutes they were out of range, but A another peril confronted them. dozen Utes had mounted and taken a short cut, and Private Jim looked ahead to find them drawn up across tie stage road running between high banks. Missy, listen to me," he sale to the girl be held In hla arms. "I'm an old man. I'm to be mustered out because I'm no good any more. Im going to charge those redskins full tilt. We may die together. If they kill you and I am spared I shall carry your dead body home. If they kill me and you are spared hang to the saddle and the horse will take you safe lu. Just shut your eyes and bang on. We are right upon them now whoop-hurr- ah! The Indian ponlea were massed, and hr kiK-ne- a chance to die a soldier's death a last chance. An hour passed away as Private Bllgh sat thinking, and of a sudden he was aroused from his reverie by the reports of rifles and whoops of ex ultatlon from the north. No need for him to sand and listen. The shots and yells came from the Utes, and they would not he shooting and yelling . The lleuten unless on the ant and the colonel's daughter had ridden to the north, and perhaps Into an ambush. Fifteen seconds after the first sounds reached hls ears Private Jim was ln the saddle, and as he rode would- give him John Kendrick Bangs Got Constituent Too Interested. At a recent fraternity dinner Joha Kendrick Bangs told this Siory as one of hls political experiences: "At the time I was running for Mayor of Yonkers I saw a laborer digging ln a trench, and thought I would try to capture hls vote. 1 went up to hltu and said: " 'Hello, Pat.' "He looked at me without recognizing me and said: Good morning, sor.' "I sahl It was a line day and asked hint if ho had made up his mind how he would vote at the elections. ' 01 don know, sor, but wan thing Is sure, Oni not vote for that dahm fule Bangs. 'Why not? " Well, said he, 'hes a swell, and a 'roostererat, and a doocl. "I explained to him as best I could that Bangs was none of these things, and, even If he was. it was because I Invited blin he couldn't help It. to come and have a drink with me; he accepted and after having taken two or three drinks we became very While he was ln a seemingfriendly. ly affable mood I confessed that I was Bangs. "I had ln ray pocket a cigar, and as it was the last of a box that Robert Louis Stevenson had sent me from But much Samoa I prized It highly. as I prized It I thought it well spent If I could clinch Pats vote with It. "I asked Pat If he would smoke and he said he would. He took the cigar, bit off the end, put It ln hls mouth, and lit It; then suddenly he grasped the cigar and threw It violently to the ground. "In astonishment I asked him, Isn't It a good cigar?' "Yes, sor, he said the seegar la good enough, but ln me excoltment In meetln you 01 forgot 01 nlvlr New York Times. shmoke. Of all the notable things on earth, Ths qureiCHt one la iirbl of birth, Among our Hurt democracy!" A brlilgo across a hundred years. Without a pro to save tt from sneera Not even a coupla of rotten peers A thin for laughter, fleers and Jeers, is Amerlcun aristocracy! English and Irish, French and Spanish, Italians, Dutch and Danlvh, Crossing thetr veins until they vanish In one conglomeration! ftu subtle a tangle of blood. Indeed. No Heraldry li.trvcy will over succeed ln finding tho circulation. Depend upon It, my snobbish friend. Your family thread you can't ascend. Without good reason to apprehend You may find It waxed, at tho farther end lty some plebeian vocation! Or, worse than that, your boasted lln Mnv end In a loop of stronger twine. That plugued some worthy relation! John U. Sax The Colored Man's Compliment Prentiss Ingraham author of a thousand novels, soldier ln seven wars, and a gentleman of the old Southern school, Is lifted from the earth several times a day by a colored elevator conductor who, like most of hls race, ls very fond of elaborate language. Recently an artist In the apartment gave a song recital, anu they darky heard her sing. "Well, Jama, said the Colonel to the conductor the next morning, what did you think of the singing last night?" 'T was assassinated wld It, Suh," he replied; puffeckly assassinated, Suh; she do sing wld great fluentlllty. Col. New York Times. Wiles of the Barber. bald headed man sat In the barber's chair and wearily listened to the barber, who urged him to try a hair tonic manufactured on the premises. "We guarantee It to sprout hair on the baldest head, be babbled. "Then why don't you use tt on your own?" demanded the customer. "Because the buss won't let me. II wants mo to leave my head alone, so he can point me out as a 'before using exhibit. My brother ls the 'after using man. He's not ln just now, but you ought to see hla hair!" And the barber winked at the other A bald-heade- the Indians were firing at the horse thundering down, but their bullets missed and he strurk the lighter horses to whirl them around or send them rolling. It waa a smash crash yell whoop, and horse and rider were through. A volley followed them as they continued their flight, and Private Jim reeled In the saddle and groaned. A minute later ho said: "Missy, listen again. I've got my death wound. I'm mustered out of Pneumonia Chicago's Scourge. service, and It's the way I hoped and bltice the year HKio pneumonia baa of all prayed for. I've lived like a soldier claimed more than and wanted to die like one. Ml he the victims of the "Grisly Reaper" tn out of the saddle !n a mlnuto more, Chicago, one third more than conhut you hang tight and you'll he token sumption and 44 per emit moro than safo ln. Remember remember to all the other contagious and Infechang tight and I had got to old for tious discuses combined, Including th smite and I'm mustered out Influenza, orygipclni, diphtheria, mustered out" menslcg, peurpcral fvrr, scat let And the men who rode out after tho fever, smallpox, typlu Id fever and j In, and found the body whooping couch ll.p total of which girl had with too bullet holes In tho buck and depths was 4.4SO, ns compared W'lth ft a grim nolle on the face with Us total of C,ffiO dcut'is from pneumonia. ono-elght- h Poor old Jlml" Old men not pass from hls acre useless lu the army, especially on th frontier, but to he forced out after forty years' service socmed rank a Injustice. Why hadn't they ani:-treacherous hit longer? The roth-rs- , I'te would revolt nralu In n lit tin while, and hls comnm-- d until. ho culled out as a dozen tlen before. Thtri 1 , ! I in'-c- |